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Emergency Preparedness a Necessity for All Americans
Growing up in North Carolina, hurricanes were a fact of life—complete with their own season that runs straight into the start of basketball season (the most important season of the year to most folks back home, myself included).
A Prayer for Yom Ha'atzmaut
Adonai our God, guard and protect the State of Israel. On this Day of Independence, we thank You, Adonai our God, for providing us a Land and a State where we can fully serve You and all of humanity.
From the Back of the Bus to the Top of the Agenda
At a recent Knesset hearing I attended about women being forbidden to speak on certain radio stations, the manager of one of the stations told us his solution for a woman’s voice on air.
Get Out The Vote: Focus on Reproductive Rights
This post is part our weekly Get Out the Vote 2012 series, focusing on ways to promote civic engagement in your Jewish community and highlighting portions from the RAC’s Get Out the Vote 2012 guide.
Focus on the Court: How Will the Justices Vote?
Last week, Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments for and against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a landmark case of the decade.
As College Acceptance Rates Increase, Affordability Does Not
It’s among the most stressful (and joyous) times of the year: college acceptance season. April is the season of acceptances, wait lists, and campus visits. It’s also the season of financial aid packages.
Social Justice & America’s Top 50 Rabbis
Newsweek and the Daily Beast released their annual list of “America’s Top 50 Rabbis” this week, and we at the RAC are thrilled to see director Rabbi David Saperstein in the number four spot.
International Day of Mine Awareness
Today, we take a moment around the world to commemorate those who have been killed by landmines.
D.C. Approves First Medicinal Marijuana Centers
Within a month and a half, residents of the District of Columbia suffering from painful ailments such as glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, cancer, HIV/AIDS and other illnesses could have increased access to a new source of relief.
The State of Our Schools: An Update on Cheating
For high school seniors across the country, it’s college acceptance season, but for those in their junior year and below, final examinations, term papers, and projects mar the otherwise wond